THE NEED to fight protectionism may well stand as one of America’s clearest and most vital national interests. From the voting booth to the country’s foreign-policy establishment, action is needed to ...

American researchers say restrictions on Chinese imports could help create complications for Beijing’s economic growth target ...

In the wake of the deadliest U.S. fire in more than a century that has left hundreds of structures destroyed and at least $1 billion in damages, Maui faces a difficult recovery. In the weeks and ...

"When the global market is flooded by artificially cheap Chinese products, the viability of American firms is put into question," said the Treasury Secretary on April 8, 2024, as China targets new ...

It's bad enough when politicians undermine free trade with their protectionist inclinations. But now they're endangering national security. And terrorists -- who, ironically, are embracing ...

We live in a second-best world. As the U.S. imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, economists united in condemning the measures—a rare display of unity in the profession. I think as economists ...

With the presidential election weeks away and still looking like a true toss-up, we face the very real prospect of a second Trump administration. With that in mind, it makes sense to ask how Trump's ...

In an unusual turn in American politics, the presidential nominees of both major parties are opposing expansion of free trade in general, and President Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down protectionist state wine and liquor laws on the grounds that they illegally discriminated against out-of-state wineries and out-of-state alcohol retailers. Yet ...

As apprehension grows in China, Europe, and Japan about a possible trade war triggered by the incoming Trump administration, one should also spare a thought for developing countries. Their ...

As Puerto Rico faces the ordeal of recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Maria, its ability to import supplies is being curtailed by an arcane law that has long bedeviled the American island: ...

…. if your neighbor is abusing his children and you justify the abuse of your own children by spinning a tale of how your abuse might prompt your neighbor to stop abusing his children. That was ...